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Nov 2005 p6 q2
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Boxes of sweets contain toffees and chocolates. Box A contains 6 toffees and 4 chocolates, box B contains 5 toffees and 3 chocolates, and box C contains 3 toffees and 7 chocolates. One of the boxes is chosen at random and two sweets are taken out, one after the other, and eaten.
(i) Find the probability that they are both toffees.
(ii) Given that they are both toffees, find the probability that they both came from box A.
Solution
(i) The probability that both sweets are toffees is calculated by considering each box separately and then summing the probabilities:
For Box A: \(\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{6}{10} \times \frac{5}{9}\)
For Box B: \(\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{5}{8} \times \frac{4}{7}\)
For Box C: \(\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{3}{10} \times \frac{2}{9}\)